Changing Diapers in Uppababy Cruz / Other Strollers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, we have the Cruz (and no, you cannot change diapers init easily--I did it once in a pinch but it's a challenge) and an umbrella with a flat recline (which you could theoretically change a diaper in, but we never have). I have only once changed a diaper in the stroller in over two years, though. We have a Skip Hop Pronto changer and just stick that in the basket. There is always someplace where I can lay this down (including public changing tables--inside is protected when it's folded up and I clean that at home), and it's much easier (and easier to clean). So I wouldn't make that a deciding factor at all.

Thanks for answering my question about changing in the Cruz, and the pronto recommendation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have changed my baby's diaper in the stroller many times. I've never had to clean up poop or pee off of the stroller. Maybe my kid is just awesome at diaper changes, but I much prefer it to a public changing table.

So it isn't a "no-no" to use a stroller. That's what I wanted to know, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you will find that you don't do this. Any stroller confines your movements too much. We have the Uppababy Vista and I have contemplated changing a diaper in it a few times and always end up taking the pad from the diaper bag and finding a flat surface or putting it on the ground. Once the baby is big enough to wiggle and roll, there is no way that a stroller change is going to work.

Thanks. I had a feeling it would be tough to change in a crux. Or an infant carrier.I love the footprint of the Cruz, it is super light w a nice basket and I love the fold.

But I also like the b-agile for other reasons. A bonus was that it looks like a diaper change could work in that stroller if necessary. The sun visor cover would offer privacy. I just don't like that baby wouldn't be able sit perfectly upright down the road in a b-agile. And the basket is smaller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get a Patemm Pad-- regularly priced, it's $50 but there are "sample" sales where they are only $20. It's a huge diaper pad that's a circle. It's sort of genius. You can put it on top of a diaper changing table if you are really grossed out by it. Or you can change on the floor.

I too have a UB Vista and never changed a diaper in it.

Thanks for info.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks for replies...

Good considerations w/ the timing b/w diaper changes -- makes a big difference to know that, as I have no idea what to expect as far as frequency of changes go. I just always hear that you are changing a baby "all the time" when they are little.


If the changing pad protects any surface, I don't see why it would be a concern with getting a stroller dirty? You can put a changing pad under the baby in the stroller. why is it gross?

I do see the challenge of trying to change in a stroller and it being too tight though...good point....esp. if you have a wriggly baby.



So..
Were else is a good place to change a diaper, aside from public changing tables and in your car? Is there another popular diaper changing area to consider that I'm not thinking about?


I'm actually relieved to know that there is a possibility of a 2 hours stretch without a diaper change needed with a 2 month old. I can probably just run and errand and be done in that time.

Because if you have a boy, they pee up in the air and any baby could get poop on the sides of the stroller that are not covered by a pad. Really, diaper changing is not that serious - I think you're freaking yourself about unnecessarily. Just put a pad on the public changing table and make things easy for yourself.

Not freaking out. Just asking if people use strollers and if it's bad etiquette. Already said I could use a table if I had to. I would use disposable pads in public to avoid cross contamination.

A diaper table isn't always available either.

[Anonymous]

OP again.

I never said I wouldn't use a public changer. Some of you are jumping to that conclusion because I'm asking about a stroller as an alternative. I simply said it isn't appealing to me, and if you roll in a bathroom with a stroller (specifically the Cruz), I didn't understand why it WOULDNT WORK as an alternative to just change there. It appears more hygienic and a comparable effort (though maybe cramped, maybe not, pending on stroller and baby size). Cleanup w blowouts are going to suck anywhere: Home, changer, diaper table, car. It may or may not be more private/messy in a stroller depending on circumstance.

So, for the 3rd time, I'll say again, I will use a public changer if necessary. I really just wanted to know if other moms commonly use strollers alternatively. Im not judging those who don't. Just asking for those who do.

FWIW, I'm a proud NICU mom, but sadly, I lost my first born daughter in the NICU to a sudden infection she caught while there, after a month of growing healthily. It was difficult, she passed away in my and Dh's arms at only 58 days old. I don't expect (or need) everyone to fully comprehend how that shapes you as a mother. After weeks there, we never got to take her home, or hold her in our own beds. But we were preparing to -- and Drs CONSTANTLY warned us while there and once we got home to prepare to avoid germs, visitors, public travel, baby gyms, daycare, air particles w purifiers,etc. We were preparing for operation sterile baby lock down. So some mommy things are still foreign/new to me. Some are not.

Now with this one, it is and will be a COMPLETELY different scenario, thank the Lord. Overthinker? Perhaps. I have a tendency to be analytical. But of course my thinking is going to be impacted!! Both me and DH are admittedly a bit more cautious about some things than we were before our loss. However, we ARE NOT fear driven. Sometimes I scrub my hands like a surgeon, up to my elbows, but I like it that way now. Sometimes I est a dropped m&t off the floor. I don't mind that. Yes, my kid will be exposed to germs, like all humans. But I don't have to throw all caution to the wind because of it. Experiences do shape us. For example, I imagine someone who lost their child to SIDS might "overthink" mattress types and off-gassing as a possibility, while other moms not exposed to such a tragedy wouldn't give it a second thought as a cause for concern. It's like any other difference parents have on methods and ways to skin cats. I have my reasons, you have yours, can't adult women discuss the differences without criticism? I didn't intend for my naive questions to be an invitation to challenge my reasoning, and judge my thoughts.

Of course, germs are everywhere. And there are SERIOUS germs on those changers.
(http://video.app.msn.com/watch/video/target-7-swabs-diaper-changing-tables/1d00pdkjv)
(http://cuddlesmart.com/are-public-restroom-changing-tables-really-dangerous)

I'll prob use a reusable diaper pad/blanket for places that aren't amongst the masses (stroller, lap, car, house). I like the convenience of the ones recommended here for that.

For public changes, on a plastic germ ridden plastic porous surface, I like the idea of a disposable cover pad, coupled w/ clorox wipes, to help prevent cross contamination in a diaper bag that could occur.

Even still, every establishment doesn't have a changer anyway so you have to improvise in that scenario. And I'm sure when Dad has baby out, he won't have a changing table in the male bathrooms. And I would never use a public floor, even with a pad. I don't even set my purse on bathroom floors, I hold or hang it whole I go. Nor would I change a diaper in a restaurant chair or booth -- others eat there. That's just me, not judging others that do it's your choice. But I guess my alternative in that scenario will be to do what I asked about: go somewhere discretely, and use my pad to change in my stroller, or if I get the Cruz, sounds like ill perhaps need to change on my lap in a bathroom stall, or even go back to my car and do it there. If I'm in a park or beach the ground would be ok for me w a blanket.

Bottom line, like all other moms, I will ultimately do what works best for me and baby in the situation. Still don't know which stroller I'm getting though.

Anyway, I was just curious to know what other moms do! I appreciate the responses and considerations for those who provided helpful feedback. So thanks! I'm good.

OP, out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have changed my baby's diaper in the stroller many times. I've never had to clean up poop or pee off of the stroller. Maybe my kid is just awesome at diaper changes, but I much prefer it to a public changing table.

+1

I have done it in our City Select GT and our City Mini.

[Anonymous]

What's gross to me about having the changing pad in the stroller is if you have used the changing pad on a public table. Now the germy bottom of the changing pad is in your stroller which your kid normally sits in without anything underneath him. You can avoid the diaper bag contamination thing by getting a diaper bag that has a separate compartment for the changing pad.

[Anonymous]

OP, I am sorry for your loss and am sorry I was quick to judge.

Germs are everywhere, and there won't be any avoiding them whether you change diapers in a stroller or change diapers on a table in a bathroom. I see now why you are so concerned, yet in my mind, the germs that cause infections that cause illness are going to be germs that you get just by taking your baby around people.

Is your child going to daycare or staying with a nanny? If so, you might want to seek out some counseling on advice for how to deal with what inevitably will be out of your control: your child's exposure to the germy, germy world, without driving your caretaker nuts and your child into OCD territory as she or he grows older.

More frequently, men's bathrooms have changing tables now, too.

Again, I am so sorry for your loss, and I hope that you have a healthy and happy pregnancy and give birth to a healthy and happy baby.

[Anonymous]

Op, I am also sorry for your loss and understand the concern about germs. I am the PP who posted about the Patemm. You should check it out-- it is much larger than the little pads that come in diaper bags (which are useless after the newborn phase), and you can lay it pretty much anywhere for full coverage. The whole thing is vinyl (or some kind of easy clean material) so you can wipe down both sides at home with bleach wipes.

[Anonymous]

OP if it helps, I have changed my baby's diaper in our bugaboo bee many times--usually in the absence of a public changing table. I usually put a light A+A blanket on the stroller, then the changing pad, then the baby. The stroller foods flat and doesn't have the folded leg rest like the uppababy Cruz, so I imagine it would be easier in the bee. Hope everything goes smoothly for you.

[Anonymous]

I have changed a diaper in a city mini and a bob many times with no problems.

[Anonymous]

I think it's perfectly fine to change your baby in the stroller! And have done it many times. In the restroom, in the stroller is always ok. Outside in the stroller is fine (like on a trail, or at a older kids ball game- not like you can use the porta potty!) I was annoyed that the last stroller I bought did not lay flat for this purpose and that I did not think to make sure it laid flat (or close to it) before I bought it. Just use a blanket or changing pad (that you do NOT lay down on public tables- yuck!) I only use public changing tables if I HAVE to and then layer them with paper towels or wipe them with antibacterial wipes (or both) first. THEN my changing pad, then the baby.

I think your question is a good one and not over thinking or over preparing at all. Usually it's the 2nd or 3rd kid that ends up with needing to be changed in inconvenient places because the 1st one, you are only planning around them. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

OP you're not suggesting that you would use the stroller for diaper changing indoors but not in the bathroom, are you? Because that is definitely not ok, even in a quiet corner. Outdoors if you walk away from people and find a quiet spot, sure. In a bathroom, also good. But you can't change a diaper at a store or restaurant, stroller or not. (Well I guess you CAN, but to answer you question it is definitely a no-no.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP you're not suggesting that you would use the stroller for diaper changing indoors but not in the bathroom, are you? Because that is definitely not ok, even in a quiet corner. Outdoors if you walk away from people and find a quiet spot, sure. In a bathroom, also good. But you can't change a diaper at a store or restaurant, stroller or not. (Well I guess you CAN, but to answer you question it is definitely a no-no.)

You could in the dressing room of a clothing store. Easy peasy.